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Conflict Resolution Day: Learn About 4 Peacebuilding Organizations Working in International Security

Conflict Resolution Day: Learn About 4 Peacebuilding Organizations Working in International Security

Published: October 15, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Happy Conflict Resolution Day! As part of our special series for Conflict Resolution Month this October, this is our third article where we have highlighted the following international conflict and security organizations across the world: West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) The WANEP was formed in 1998 in response to the civil wars that took...

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October Month of Conflict Resolution Kickoff: Featuring 4 Mediation Organizations Across the World

October Month of Conflict Resolution Kickoff: Featuring 4 Mediation Organizations Across the World

Published: October 2, 2020 | Last Updated: August 8, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja

Conceived by The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) in 2005, October is observed as the month of Conflict Resolution each year. The third Thursday of October is celebrated as Conflict Resolution Day, which falls on the 15th of October this year. The goals of the month are to: Promote awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation, and...

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New Study Shows How Immigrants Cope with Identity-Threatening Contexts

New Study Shows How Immigrants Cope with Identity-Threatening Contexts

Published: September 8, 2020 | Last Updated: April 26, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Taknint, Taos Joelle  “Discrimination, Identity, and Psychological Distress: An Investigation of Adult Immigrants’ Social Identity Management in Identity Threatening Contexts”. University of Victoria 2020 Background & Theory In the current era where identity threats are heightened due to the rise in right-wing nationalism in the global west (e.g., National Front in France, Alt-Right...

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One Mediator Shares the Importance of Making Power Dynamics Even in Conflict Resolution

One Mediator Shares the Importance of Making Power Dynamics Even in Conflict Resolution

Published: February 28, 2020 | Last Updated: July 14, 2022by Vanessa Rose

It is common for disputing parties, especially in the workplace, to have a power dynamic in which one has more pull than the other. This can be true if the workplace conflict includes an employee and their manager, an employee and their customer, or workers from different departments sparring over work details. Felicia Staub, a...

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Research Suggests Emotions are Both the Cause and Solution to Social Conflicts

Research Suggests Emotions are Both the Cause and Solution to Social Conflicts

Published: February 26, 2020 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Ramirez Munoz, S. (2017). Understanding social conflict: Reason or emotion? In E. Morales-Lopez & A. Floyd (Eds.), Developing new identities in social conflicts (pp. 67-82). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Background & Theory The author explores social conflict theory, how we understand it currently, and how we should view it moving forward. Ramirez...

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Research Finds Link Between Personality Traits and their Impact on Addressing Conflict

Research Finds Link Between Personality Traits and their Impact on Addressing Conflict

Published: January 30, 2020 | Last Updated: December 1, 2023by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Tehrani, H. D., & Yamini, S. (2019). Personality traits and conflict resolution styles: A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 157, 1-10. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0191886919307330 Background & Theory This article performs a meta-analysis to evaluate how personality traits and conflict resolution styles are connected. Clashes in personalities can create conflict, so it makes sense that...

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Research Concludes that Compassion is a Critical Component to Peacebuilding Practices

Research Concludes that Compassion is a Critical Component to Peacebuilding Practices

Published: December 18, 2019 | Last Updated: December 1, 2023by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Rothbart, D., & Allen, S. (2018). Building peace through systemic compassion. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 36, 373-386. DOI: 10.1002/crq.21249 Background & Theory This article focuses on the systems of positive emotions, with a specific focus on compassion, and its uses in peacebuilding practices. The authors evaluate the basis for human rights, peacebuilding practices,...

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Positive Conflict in the Workplace: The Potential Advantages of Friction

Positive Conflict in the Workplace: The Potential Advantages of Friction

Published: November 29, 2019 | Last Updated: December 4, 2023by Vanessa Rose

Conflict is something we typically try to avoid, especially when we’re talking about business environments. Conflict in the workplace can decrease productivity, create a hostile environment, add frustration to an already stressful day, and significantly diminish the customer experience. But could there be such a thing as positive conflict in the workplace where something is...

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How to Deal with Cliques & Favoritism in the Workplace

How to Deal with Cliques & Favoritism in the Workplace

Published: November 21, 2019 | Last Updated: September 6, 2024by Jeremy Pollack

If you thought the days of the “in” crowd were left lingering in the high school cafeteria, your employed adult self may be disappointed. Workplaces often experience their versions of cliques where certain team members create an impenetrable force, implying a social hierarchy that can certainly impede collaboration and productivity. Grouping up is a natural...

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Pros and Cons of Civil Lawsuit Mediation

Pros and Cons of Civil Lawsuit Mediation

Published: September 21, 2019 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Vanessa Rose

In civil cases, involved parties may find that mediation is a better, more cost-effective path to a solution than pursuing litigation. Any type of civil case may be mediated, but all parties must agree, even if a lawsuit has already been filed. Deciding if civil lawsuit mediation is the right choice for you isn’t easy,...

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